The human central nervous system discharges carbon dioxide and lactic acid into the cerebrospinal fluid

The human central nervous system discharges carbon dioxide and lactic acid into the cerebrospinal fluid

Abstract Background The central nervous system was previously thought to draw oxygen and nutrition from the arteries and discharge carbon dioxide and other metabolic wastes into the venous system. At present, the functional role of cerebrospinal fluid in brain metabolism is not fully known. Methods...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Akaishi, Eiko Onishi, Michiaki Abe, Hiroaki Toyama, Kota Ishizawa, Michio Kumagai, Ryosuke Kubo, Ichiro Nakashima, Masashi Aoki, Masanori Yamauchi, Tadashi Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Subjects:
Brain metabolism
Carbon dioxide
Cerebrospinal fluid
Functional role
Lactic acid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12987-019-0128-7

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